Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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